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Indianapolis doctor sentenced for role in providing painkillers

bill.mccleery@indystar.com
7:33 p.m. EDT May 27, 2014

Segun Rasaki was charged in August 2013 following an investigation by the Medicaid fraud unit of the attorney general’s office and the DEA.
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An Indianapolis physician was sentenced today to two years in prison for distributing prescriptions for painkillers after having his authority to do so suspended by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Segun Rasaki also was sentenced to eight years suspended and two years probation through the Indiana Department of Correction, said A.J. Deer, spokesman for the Marion County prosecutor.

The sentence will run consecutive to a one-year sentence Rasaki received for a 2012 conviction for sexual battery against two patients, Deer said.

Rasaki was charged in August 2013 following an investigation by the Medicaid fraud unit of the attorney general's office and the DEA.

The investigation began in 2009 after the DEA received calls from pharmacists voicing their concerns over Rasaki's prescribing practices, Deer said.

The investigation revealed that Rasaki had prescribed controlled substances, including Phenobarbital, Zutripro and Dronabinol, to multiple patients without authority, authorities have said.

Rasaki's federal and state licenses were suspended in 2011 following an undercover investigation by the DEA.

In December 2011 the DEA presented Rasaki with court documents stating he issued prescriptions to undercover DEA agents based on inadequate physical examinations, authorities said. His Indiana controlled substance registration was revoked automatically at that time.